The Bowling Green Falcons (11-11, 4-7) return home to the Stroh Center to face the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (11-13, 4-8) in the second half of the MAC-Sun Belt Challenge.
Falcon Media Sports Networks Adam Duffin and Trey Kennedy will have the call on WBGU 88.1 FM at 2 p.m. Artie Abrego, Sam Bork and Tyler Kavalecz will have the pregame show starting at 1:35 p.m.
Matchup History
The last time these two teams met was in 2018 when Coastal Carolina hosted the Falcons and took home an 81-80 win. That was the only time the two teams met in their history.
Scouting Coastal Carolina
Coastal Carolina enters the matchup after dropping their last two games to Troy and Arkansas State.
There are four players on the roster who average more than 10 points per game for the Chanticleers
Coastal Carolina’s scoring leaders are Tessa Grady and Kristin Williams, who both average 13.7 points per game. The pair is tied for 10th in Sun Belt points per game.
Kinsea Grimes is not far behind in the scoring with 11.6 points per game. Finally, Tracy Hueston averages 11.1 points per game in 19.8 minutes of play.
The four of them anchor a high-powered offense with the team averaging 74.5 points per game, which lands them in fifth place in Sun Belt offenses.
On the defensive side, Grimes and Paige Bradleyare tied for first on the team with 35 steals in the season. Grimes is also tied for second in blocked shots on the team with 21 on the season so far.
As Grimes anchors the defensive end, the Chanticleers enter this game with the sixth-best defence in the Sun Belt as they hold their opponents to an average of 65.1 points per game.
Scouting Bowling Green
The Falcons enter the game coming off after losing two straight games on the road to Toledo and Kent State.
Offensively, the Orange and Brown are led by Paige Kohler, whose 14.1 points per game are good enough for ninth in the MAC. Not far behind is Johnea Donahue with 12.1 points per game. Making them the only two players in double figures for the Falcons.
Offensively, the Falcons averaged 69.5 points per game, ranking them seventh in the MAC.
Defensively, the Falcons are led by Donahue, who has 80 steals this season, which leads the MAC and ranks fourth in the NCAA with 4 steals per game. While Lauren Gerken patrols the paint for the Falcons with 32 blocks on the season is second in the MAC.
The two of them help anchor the Falcons’ sixth-ranked MAC defense, allowing 65.4 points per game this season.
Falcon Four to Watch
Tateyoina Harris (Coastal Carolina No. 15)
One of the first players off the bench for Coastal, Harris is a rebounding machine with 3 games of 10 or more rebounds.
Williams (Coastal Carolina No. 5)
A three-point specialist for the Chanticleers, Williams has knocked down 74 of 187 attempts from behind the arch good for 39.6%.
Gerken (Bowling Green No. 22)
Second in 3-pointers with 140 on the season, Gerken looks to get games started from behind the arc; watch for her to take any open shot from there.
Taya Ellis (Bowling Green No. 11)
Ellis is the rebounding leader of the Falcons and is second on the roster for blocked shots. Watch for her to work in the paint early and often for Bowling Green.
